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Re:Ask HN: Books that teach you to think by boredmgr on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @11:04AM (#33248339)
Hackers & Painters by Paul Graham

A Mathematician's Lament by Paul Lockhart.

Re:Ask HN: Books that teach you to think by mariorojas on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @08:42PM (#33256022)
I think all the chapters in it are pg's posts on http://www.paulgraham.com/, aren't they?
Re:Ask HN: Books that teach you to think by boredmgr on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @09:39AM (#33261950)
yes they are, the essays in the books are placed in right order to build up the various challenges and the respective way to look at the challenges and solve / ignore them.